Flowserve (FLS) Competitors

In the previous week, Caterpillar had 47 more articles in the media than Flowserve. MarketBeat recorded 49 mentions for Caterpillar and 2 mentions for Flowserve. Caterpillar's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Flowserve's score of 0.85 indicating that Caterpillar is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Caterpillar has a net margin of 14.51% compared to Flowserve's net margin of 8.01%. Caterpillar's return on equity of 55.53% beat Flowserve's return on equity.

Caterpillar pays an annual dividend of $6.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Flowserve pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Caterpillar pays out 28.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Flowserve pays out 30.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Caterpillar has raised its dividend for 30 consecutive years and Flowserve has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

71.0% of Caterpillar shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.9% of Flowserve shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Caterpillar shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Flowserve shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Caterpillar has a beta of 1.6, meaning that its stock price is 60% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Flowserve has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the broader market.

Caterpillar presently has a consensus price target of $994.17, suggesting a potential upside of 23.00%. Flowserve has a consensus price target of $86.60, suggesting a potential upside of 14.00%. Given Caterpillar's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Caterpillar is more favorable than Flowserve.

Caterpillar has higher revenue and earnings than Flowserve. Flowserve is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Caterpillar, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

In the previous week, Crane had 20 more articles in the media than Flowserve. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Crane and 2 mentions for Flowserve. Flowserve's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Crane's score of -0.01 indicating that Flowserve is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Crane pays an annual dividend of $1.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Flowserve pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Crane pays out 17.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Flowserve pays out 30.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Crane has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Flowserve has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Crane has a net margin of 12.97% compared to Flowserve's net margin of 8.01%. Flowserve's return on equity of 21.42% beat Crane's return on equity.

Crane has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Flowserve. Flowserve is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Crane, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Crane currently has a consensus price target of $239.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.10%. Flowserve has a consensus price target of $86.60, suggesting a potential upside of 14.00%. Given Crane's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Crane is more favorable than Flowserve.

75.1% of Crane shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.9% of Flowserve shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Crane shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Flowserve shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Crane has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Flowserve has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the broader market.

Flowserve currently has a consensus price target of $86.60, indicating a potential upside of 14.00%. Emerson Electric has a consensus price target of $167.83, indicating a potential upside of 8.73%. Given Flowserve's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Flowserve is more favorable than Emerson Electric.

Flowserve pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Emerson Electric pays an annual dividend of $2.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Flowserve pays out 30.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Emerson Electric pays out 48.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Flowserve has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Emerson Electric has increased its dividend for 68 consecutive years. Emerson Electric is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Flowserve has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its share price is 25% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Emerson Electric has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its share price is 24% more volatile than the broader market.

Emerson Electric has higher revenue and earnings than Flowserve. Flowserve is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Emerson Electric, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

In the previous week, Emerson Electric had 5 more articles in the media than Flowserve. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Emerson Electric and 2 mentions for Flowserve. Flowserve's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Emerson Electric's score of 0.51 indicating that Flowserve is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Emerson Electric has a net margin of 13.83% compared to Flowserve's net margin of 8.01%. Flowserve's return on equity of 21.42% beat Emerson Electric's return on equity.

93.9% of Flowserve shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.3% of Emerson Electric shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Flowserve shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Emerson Electric shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Graco presently has a consensus target price of $95.00, suggesting a potential upside of 22.23%. Flowserve has a consensus target price of $86.60, suggesting a potential upside of 14.00%. Given Graco's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Graco is more favorable than Flowserve.

93.9% of Graco shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.9% of Flowserve shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Graco shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Flowserve shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Graco has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Flowserve. Graco is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Flowserve, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Graco has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Flowserve has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Graco had 5 more articles in the media than Flowserve. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Graco and 2 mentions for Flowserve. Flowserve's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Graco's score of 0.78 indicating that Flowserve is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Graco pays an annual dividend of $1.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Flowserve pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Graco pays out 37.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Flowserve pays out 30.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Graco has increased its dividend for 29 consecutive years and Flowserve has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Graco is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Graco has a net margin of 23.53% compared to Flowserve's net margin of 8.01%. Flowserve's return on equity of 21.42% beat Graco's return on equity.